FOURTH INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
TEXT AND IMAGE 2026
The Organizing Committee of the annual interdisciplinary conference Text and Image invites the academic and artistic communities in Bulgaria and abroad to participate in the fourth edition of the forum. The aim is for the event to establish itself as a significant space for exploring the interaction between word and image and the different approaches to their aesthetic and cultural manifestations, attracting new participants from the country and abroad. This time, interdisciplinarity and intermediality will be a unifying principle. The previous editions of the conference show the diversity and productivity of this perspective and, above all, the opportunity to get closer to contemporary cultural sensitivity through it
Organizing Committee of the Forum
Corresponding Member Prof. DSc. Miroslav Dachev (National Academy of
Theatre and Film Art), Prof. DSc. Svetlana Stoycheva (National Academy of
Theatre and Film Art), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Penka Vatova (Institute of Literature –
Bulgarian Academy of Science), Prof. Dr. Joanna Spassova-Dikova (Institute of
Art Studies – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Assoc. Prof. DSc. Maurice Fadel
(New Bulgarian University), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyka Donevska (National Art
Academy), Prof. Dr. Snezhina Vrangova (National Academy of Music), Assist. Dr.
Tsvetomira Kazashka (Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts).
Date and venue: 10–11 September 2026, Sofia, National Academy of Theatre and Film Art, 108A G. S. Rakovski Str.
Format of participation: In person for participants from Bulgaria, and hybrid (face-to-face or remotely) for participants from other countries.
Working languages: Bulgarian and English.
Length of oral presentations: up to 15 minutes.
Participation fee: 50 EUR (only for the participants in person).
The amount is paid within three working days after approval of the application. Transfer data: IBAN: BG16BNBG96613100176501, BIC: BNBGBGSD, BNB Central Bank
Registration deadline: March 31, 2026 by email: text-image-4@natfiz.bg
Abstract (topic and abstract up to 100-150 words) submission deadline: May 31, 2026 by email: text-image-4@natfiz.bg
Applications for participation are reviewed and approved by the Scientific Committee of the forum based on the submitted abstracts. Proceedings of the conference will only read reports that have successfully passed a double-anonymous scientific peer review and have not been published elsewhere will be accepted. Requirements for their layout will be sent together with the conference program (for preliminary orientation: the future publication should not exceed 22,000 characters with spaces and may contain up to 8 illustrations).